This is what the New York Times had to say about this incident back in 1997:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1786949/posts?page=113#113
The media DID report it as Sudden Jihad Syndrome back in 1997. Maybe the daughter didn't read that issue.
Whoah! You beat me to it!
Perhaps she meant local media, as opposed to world media?
Gotta wonder why this is coming out now.